BIO 172 EXAM 2 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Integrins are proteins that form connections between the:
correct answer cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix
Cadherin is an example of correct answer a cell adhesion
molecule.
Electrons farthest from the nucleus have the ____________.
correct answer most potential energy
True or False: Oxidation is the gain of electrons. correct answer
False
The entire set of chemical reactions that sustain life is called
____________. correct answer Metabolism
Synthesis of a protein is an example of a chemical reaction that is
____________. correct answer endergonic and anabolic
Which best describes energy production during cellular
respiration? correct answer A small amount of energy is
produced by substrate level phosphorylation; most is produced by
oxidative phosphorylation.
,The first law of thermodynamics states that ____________. correct
answer energy cannot be created or destroyed
In ____________, large molecules are broken down and ATP is
produced. correct answer catabolism
____________ are organisms that derive carbon from organic
compounds. correct answer Heterotrophs
Which type of cellular junction allows for the movement of
proteins and transfer RNA molecules? correct answer
plasmodesmata
____________ are organisms that derive energy from sunlight.
correct answer Phototrophs
Building a protein by adding amino acids to the chain is an
example of ____________. correct answer catabolism
Organisms that derive their energy and carbon from organic
compounds are ____________. correct answer
chemoheterotrophs
The electron transport chain is part of: correct answer
oxidative phosphorylation.
All of the following are produced in a human muscle cell under
anaerobic conditions except correct answer acetyl CoA
, Which of the following is a product of the Calvin cycle? correct
answer NADP+
What do the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis
produce? correct answer ATP and NADPH
What is released when a plant carries out photosynthesis?
correct answer Oxygen
The majority of energy generated in the citric acid cycle is in the
form of: correct answer energy electrons donated to NAD+
and FADH.
Which organisms are capable of photosynthesis? correct answer
Both some bacteria and some algae
Which of the following represents the major (but not the only)
energy accomplishment of the citric acid cycle? correct answer
Formation of NADH and FADH2
What is a practical use for O18 (oxygen containing 10 neutrons)?
correct answer It allows researchers a way to test if plants
release oxygen from water or CO2.
When a C-C bond is oxidized to a C=O bond, which is a true
statement about the electrons in the atoms? correct answer
The electrons are more likely to be found near the oxygen than
the carbon atom.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Integrins are proteins that form connections between the:
correct answer cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix
Cadherin is an example of correct answer a cell adhesion
molecule.
Electrons farthest from the nucleus have the ____________.
correct answer most potential energy
True or False: Oxidation is the gain of electrons. correct answer
False
The entire set of chemical reactions that sustain life is called
____________. correct answer Metabolism
Synthesis of a protein is an example of a chemical reaction that is
____________. correct answer endergonic and anabolic
Which best describes energy production during cellular
respiration? correct answer A small amount of energy is
produced by substrate level phosphorylation; most is produced by
oxidative phosphorylation.
,The first law of thermodynamics states that ____________. correct
answer energy cannot be created or destroyed
In ____________, large molecules are broken down and ATP is
produced. correct answer catabolism
____________ are organisms that derive carbon from organic
compounds. correct answer Heterotrophs
Which type of cellular junction allows for the movement of
proteins and transfer RNA molecules? correct answer
plasmodesmata
____________ are organisms that derive energy from sunlight.
correct answer Phototrophs
Building a protein by adding amino acids to the chain is an
example of ____________. correct answer catabolism
Organisms that derive their energy and carbon from organic
compounds are ____________. correct answer
chemoheterotrophs
The electron transport chain is part of: correct answer
oxidative phosphorylation.
All of the following are produced in a human muscle cell under
anaerobic conditions except correct answer acetyl CoA
, Which of the following is a product of the Calvin cycle? correct
answer NADP+
What do the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis
produce? correct answer ATP and NADPH
What is released when a plant carries out photosynthesis?
correct answer Oxygen
The majority of energy generated in the citric acid cycle is in the
form of: correct answer energy electrons donated to NAD+
and FADH.
Which organisms are capable of photosynthesis? correct answer
Both some bacteria and some algae
Which of the following represents the major (but not the only)
energy accomplishment of the citric acid cycle? correct answer
Formation of NADH and FADH2
What is a practical use for O18 (oxygen containing 10 neutrons)?
correct answer It allows researchers a way to test if plants
release oxygen from water or CO2.
When a C-C bond is oxidized to a C=O bond, which is a true
statement about the electrons in the atoms? correct answer
The electrons are more likely to be found near the oxygen than
the carbon atom.
